Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
12.3°C
2.0° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 8AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (22 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.7
S
9
0.9
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
7
0.5
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
424
329
313
156
138
131
133
87
57
81
115
96
65
113
253
299
427
421
319
208
200
160
142
136
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
N
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
W
0
SSW
0
N
0
SSE
10
N
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:21AM1.58m
1:42PM1.70m
2:02AM1.65m
2:23PM1.73m
2:44AM1.72m
3:05PM1.77m
Low Tide
7:20AM0.38m
7:48PM0.36m
8:04AM0.32m
8:30PM0.30m
8:50AM0.27m
9:13PM0.24m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
11
11
15
18
20
18
14
12
11
10
12
14
14
13
12
13
13
14
17
19
20
18
18
Feels °C
9
9
9
14
17
19
16
12
10
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
11
11
13
17
19
20
16
17
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